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A solid sphere of radius R carries a charge Q+q distributed uniformly over its volume. A very small point like piece of it of mass m gets detached…

JEE Main 2020 — Physics Electromagnetism

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A solid sphere of radius RRR carries a charge Q+qQ+qQ+q distributed uniformly over its volume. A very small point like piece of it of mass mmm gets detached from the bottom of the sphere and falls down vertically under gravity. This piece carries charge qqq. If it acquires a speed ν\nuν when it has fallen through a vertical height yyy (see figure), then (assume the remaining portion to be spherical)

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Held on 5 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    v2=y[qQ4πϵ0R2ym+g]{v}^{2}=y[\frac{qQ}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}{R}^{2}ym}+g]v2=y[4πϵ0​R2ymqQ​+g]

  2. B

    v2=y[qQ4πϵ0R(R+y)m+g]{v}^{2}=y[\frac{qQ}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R(R+y)m}+g]v2=y[4πϵ0​R(R+y)mqQ​+g]

  3. C

    v2=2y[QqR4πϵ0(R+y)3m+g]{v}^{2}=2y[\frac{QqR}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}(R+y{)}^{3}m}+g]v2=2y[4πϵ0​(R+y)3mQqR​+g]

  4. D

    v2=2y[qQ4πϵ0R(R+y)m+g]{v}^{2}=2y[\frac{qQ}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R(R+y)m}+g]v2=2y[4πϵ0​R(R+y)mqQ​+g]

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